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Streetsblog California
Open Thread: Share Your Open Streets Posters
With the end of the summer around the corner, LAUSD school's re-open two weeks from Monday, there's going to be a splash of Open Streets events throughout the state over the next couple of months.
July 29, 2016
Oakland’s Pedalfest: Celebrating All Things Bicycle
On Saturday, Bike East Bay's annual Pedalfest at Jack London Square in Oakland brought out bicyclists of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors to celebrate what makes bikes wonderful. Below are some the day's highlights. All photos by Melanie Curry.
July 25, 2016
A Different Ride of Silence: Rich City RIDES
Last Thursday, May 18, was the day of the International Ride of Silence. In many cities—26 Californian cities, according to the California Bicycle Coalition—bike riders gathered to commemorate bicyclists and pedestrians who have died in traffic crashes. San Francisco was one such city. So was Richmond. But that city's Ride of Silence was about a lot more than traffic violence.
May 26, 2016
Bike to Work Day Part One: Open Thread
Today is Bike to Work Day in some parts of California, including the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas. That means: lots of bikes on the road—maybe more than usual, maybe not—but also lots of smiles, bike-bell-ringing, and high fives all around for everyone who chooses to use this most environmentally friendly way to get to work and everywhere else. And not just one day a year.
May 12, 2016
Bike Month in the Rest of the Bay Area: This Party is No Joke
Streetsblog California has been looking around the state to see how local communities are celebrating Bike Month. Damien Newton did a podcast about Fresno's activities, and so far we previewed Sacramento's May Is Bike Month celebration as well as Alameda and Contra Costa counties, on the east side of the San Francisco Bay.
May 9, 2016
Bike Month in the East Bay: Where Bike to Work Day Began?
It's generally acknowledged that Bike to Work Day was started by the League of American Bicyclists—then called the League of American Wheelmen—in 1956. Rumor has it (can anyone confirm this?) that in California the first Bike to Work Day event took place in San Diego circa 1993.
May 6, 2016
Bike Month: Celebrating the Bike Ride in California: Sacramento Area
It's Bike Month, hurray! Time to get out there and join your fellow bike riders to celebrate this awesome travel device that also generates smiles, increases health, improves air quality, and fixes lots of other problems in cities.
May 3, 2016
Streetsblog California: It’s Our First Anniversary!
As of yesterday, Streetsblog California has been publishing for an entire year already.
April 8, 2016